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Book Synopsis
Analyses the achievement of one of the central partnerships in British film history -- .

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Produced, written and directed by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat
2. Keeping the home fires burning: the home front trilogy – Millions Like Us, Two Thousand Women, Waterloo Road
3. Very individual pictures: The Rake's Progress, I See a Dark Stranger
4. 'Happy days': The Blue Lagoon, The Happiest Days of Your Life, The Belles of St Trinian's, etc
5. Authors and genres: thrillers and comedies
6. Last words
Filmography
Select Bibliography
Index

Launder and Gilliat

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 9/30/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719056680, 978-0719056680
      ISBN10: 0719056683

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Analyses the achievement of one of the central partnerships in British film history -- .

      Table of Contents

      1. Introduction: Produced, written and directed by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat
      2. Keeping the home fires burning: the home front trilogy – Millions Like Us, Two Thousand Women, Waterloo Road
      3. Very individual pictures: The Rake's Progress, I See a Dark Stranger
      4. 'Happy days': The Blue Lagoon, The Happiest Days of Your Life, The Belles of St Trinian's, etc
      5. Authors and genres: thrillers and comedies
      6. Last words
      Filmography
      Select Bibliography
      Index

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